Lance Secretan

www.secretan.com Lance Secretan, PhD, is one of the most insightful and provocative leadership teachers of our time. He is the former CEO of a Fortune 100 company, university professor, award-winning columnist, and author of 15 books about inspiration and leadership, including a recent memoir: A Love Story. He coaches and advises leaders globally and guides leadership teams who wish to transform their culture into the most inspirational in their industries.

Individuals, entire organizations, cities and states have experienced remarkable transformations through his unique mentoring, coaching, wisdom and approach. He has helped 6 companies to be named to Fortune’s “Best Companies to Work For in America” list, and 8 others are also his clients.

As well, 30 clients of his firm, The Secretan Center, Inc., are on Fortune’s “Most admired Companies” list. He is ranked 13th in the world by Leadership Gurus, and Speakers in America ranks him among the Top Five Leadership speakers. As well, the Secretan Center is ranked #1 in the world as an international Leadership Consulting firm by Leadership Excellence.

Dr. Secretan is the recipient of many awards, including the International Caring Award, whose previous winners include, Pope Francis, the Dalai Lama, President Jimmy Carter and Dr. Desmond Tutu. He is an expert skier, kayaker and mountain biker, and he divides his time between homes in Ontario and Colorado.

Become a Torch Bearer

LANCE SECRETAN, PHD, calls his book, The Spark, the Flame, and the Torch: Inspire Self. Inspire Others. Inspire the World., a masterwork, because in it he integrates 35 years of experience and theory to show us how to fulfill our destiny and create inspiring organizations. In the words of Michael B. McCallister, President and CEO of Humana, “We live in extraordinary times when breakthrough ideas and innovation are absolutely essential. Humana embraced the ideas in (this book), and they helped us define our future. We have been inspired by Dr. Secretan's groundbreaking work and every leader in America can be, too.”

This book is typical of Secretan: broad, imaginative, sweeping and radical—and breathtakingly inspiring. You see, he firmly believes that our world leadership is broken—whether politics, business, education, health care, law or religion. They are all broken because they are not driven by a dream—an inspiration. Leaders are rewarding the metrics of performance while overlooking measures of the heart; they are looking for material progress rather than spiritual and human fulfillment.

A Love Story - An Intensely Personal Memoir

​When Lance Secretan’s soul mate, Tricia, passed away, he was brokenhearted. During the darkest days of his grief, he wondered how he could draw a message of hope and joy for others from his own sadness. Everyone admired and was inspired by Lance and Tricia’s happiness together and frequently asked them to share their secrets. Lance felt the world needed to hear from behind the scenes about their remarkable union. The result was A Love Story: An Intensely Personal Memoir, Lance’s homage to their 30-year love journey. What an amazing story of love, devotion, and the true meaning of being as One. The 25 never-beforepublished poems in it will sing to every woman who has ever been in a loving relationship. A Love Story will make you laugh, cry and sigh … and perhaps have you yearning for one of your own.

This book will help others learn the keys to building a long and enduring relationship, one that is fresh, exciting and tender. It is a story that should be told, for it is rare in our world. It is one that will inspire partners with a good relationship to build something even deeper and longer lasting. Secretan dedicates his book “To everyone who yearns for true love, to those who have found it, and to those who are rediscovering it.”